30. — In 1899 the Crossett Lumber Co. erected a sawmill at 

 Crossett, Ark. Now there are eight separate wood-using 

 establishments at Crossett drawing their raw material 

 from 440,000 acres of the company timberlands. During 

 the last 14 years the forest operations hare been on a sus- 

 tained-yield basis. The present annual cut of 35,000,000 

 board feet is less than half of the estimated annual growth. 

 The forest growing stock is being built up so that a larger 

 annual cut may be sustained in the future. Crossett, with 

 a population of 3,500, is almost solely dependent upon its 

 forest industries for employment : A, The Crossett Co. 

 has found that the quality of second-growth timber can 

 be built up through selective cutting. On this tract, 

 logged 2 years before the picture was taken, young growth 

 has already become established in the small openings. 

 B, Second-grouth, shortleaf-l obi oily pine stand, 4 months 

 after 2,500 board feet of logs and 7 cords of wood per 

 acre were removed in selective logging in 1937. 



(A) F-353404 (B) F-350B95 



31. — Second-growth yellow poplar stand following acid- 

 nood operations completed iti 1920-24 on lands of the 

 Champion Paper & Fibre Co. near Willets, N. C. The 

 4,200 acres in the operation yielded an average of 25 

 standard cords per acre. 



32. — In 1925 the Southern Railway decided to operate, as 

 a perpetual forest to demonstrate that it would pay to 

 grow pine trees, 11,043 acres at Pregnall, S. C, originally 

 acquired to supply wood for construction and for ivood- 

 burning locomotives. The forestry program includes 

 protection from fire and the gradual replacement of long- 

 leaf pine with slash pine. Up to September 1, 1937, more 

 than 81,000 trees had been cut for lumber and poles, and 

 3,880 cords of pulpwood had been sold without materi- 

 ally reducing the growing stock. Intermediate thinnings 

 are being made to improve naturally restocked and hand- 

 planted stands. Prior to harvest cutting, the longleaf and 

 slash pines are uorked for naval stores. 



33. — Lands in Pender County, N. C, owned by the West 

 Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. of Charleston, are protected 

 from fire. Lookout towers and fire lines aid in prevent- 

 ing and suppressing fires and so help young growth to 

 become established. Some 800 acres on ivhich natural 

 restocking was inadequate have been planted. f-230977 



